Now that, sadly, Enormous Room's doors are closed for good, it looks like a new winner will rise to take the spot of Best Gay Night...last held by "Group Hug". Gay, straight, questioning...whatever. These are the best nights in town for being your damn self and having a blast doing so.

If you truly believe that Miller High Life is the "Champagne of Beers" then, guess what, you probably have no business patronizing any of these bars. And that's just fine. There's a bar for everyone in this city, even peons like you. (We kid, we kid). If, however, you know your Brau-Weiss from your Weizenbock and your Saison from your Chimay, then you just might be a bonafide, card-carrying beer geek.

Our 2012 Best Poll has got bars where you can show off your beer-snob chops, bars where you can slurp fancy craft cocktails, bars where you can troll for hipsters, and bars where you can get drunk with your bro-brethren and watch sports. And then there are these bars: traditional Irish pubs where you can sip on some stout lagers, tuck into carb-based comfort foods, and only grunt at at the guy slouched next to you if you're in the mood (you're probably in the mood).

As you must know by now, voting in our Best 2012 Poll is officially open. The noms are locked in, the ballot is closed, and now it's crunch time. Voting for this year's poll closes March 10 (and we've got a shit ton of categories for you to get through) so we suggest starting now. Yeah, it takes a little effort on your part, but think about what we go through every day, sifting through all the crap out there to try and give you all the best of Boston.